2014 Dirty Dozen List: Fifty Shades of Grey

Why is 50 Shades of Grey on the Dirty Dozen List?

The Fifty Shades of Gray series promotes torture as sexually gratifying and normalizes domestic violence, particularly violence against women. This type of material is cultivates a rape and sexual violence culture and is now permeating our society. With the popularity of this series, mainstream opinion-makers (like Oprah, the Today Show and Broadway) are telling the public (especially youth) that humiliation, degradation and torture in sex is normal and to just give it a try.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published by the American Psychiatric Association, states that sadism and masochism are mental disorders, which should be dealt with on a professional psychiatric level.

We must oppose the continued promotion of BDSM in our society. We will go after all public leaders that propagate the lies that torture and violence are normal and healthy sexual templates.

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